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Cocaine Withdrawal

Hi,
I recently have been doing about 3 lines of cocaine for about 2 weeks. I got off about 3 days ago. I feel like a zombie, and my heart is racing. How long on average does it take to become addicted. And could someone please tell me what withdrawal is like. Thank you
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Hi there,
I think you are feeling normal symptoms after stopping cocaine. I did take it many years ago and luckily I could not stand the crash. My heart used to palputate for days after and I was so tired. I have a friend that took cocaine on a regular basis. He was a bartender at the time and went outside for a snort. When he didn't return in 10 minutes someone went looking for him. He was on the ground and not breathing. Someone called 911 and another was administering CPR. He was technically dead when the paramedics arrived. He did recover and suffice to say he never touched cocaine again. Cocaine has a reverse tolerance and although you may take a certain amount to get high, it can switch to no tolerance (happened to my friend) and you can OD. Drink plenty of liquids and sleep as much as needed. If you have access to a benzo it will help with the palpitations and anxiety. Hang in there and you will be feeling much better in a few days. Do yourself a favour and never take it again. I wish you the best and thoughts are with you today.
Peace be with you this Sunday,
M
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186166 tn?1385259382
calm down honey...don't get yourself all worked up.  sounds like you've just developed a little anxiety surrounding your fears...you'll be ok

please, please, please stop the cocaine...this is what almost ruined my son's life...and like CATUF, he too became addicted to crack...it will steal your soul.

stop the cocaine...try to relax...and get some sleep.

hope you feel better soon...let us know
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it seems like all i want to do is sleep adn i feel like a zombie, and i can feel my heart pumping. whats going on???
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I dont know how long it takes to be addicted, but, you dont have to be,, dont do anymore lines.  Do you have any zanax or something to take to relax you??  Cocaine is nothing to mess with, you can have a heart attack if you do to much,, I dont want to scare you,  if its only been 3 weeks then just try to get rid of it,,, Flush it if you can,, Huggs, G
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I had a really severe cocaine problem about 2 or 3 years ago.  I quit cold turkey and didn't experience any noticeable withdrawal symptoms however, I definitely screwed up my brain chemestry and it took over six months for me to feel like myself again.  My advice would be to talk to your doctor about possibly starting some anti depressants, which can also help with anxiety.  Also for immediate relief for the heart pounding/racing, take DEEP BREATHS!! I know it sounds simple, but it works.  Sit down, close your eyes and just focus on your breathing.  Slowly breathe in through your nose and then out slowly through your mouth.  Do this several times and see how you feel.  Keep repeating if necessary.  Good luck!!!!
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There's no withdrawal, per se, from coke - you just need to crash (and eat and drink lots of water).  Doing 3 lines/day shouldn't be a major crash.  

The last time I used was from late January to early June of 2005.  This was a relapse for me and I VERY quickly got back to smoking a minimum of a gram of crack a day - by May an 8-Ball (3.5 grams) wouldn't last a day and then there was no such thing as a day - I was just up and smoking crack literally 24-7.  I crashed big time, but luckily for me I had ben forced into rehab so I couldn't resume using when I got over the crash.

My bet is that you need to focus more on brain chemistry issues than withdrawal issue.  Doing coke at the levels you've been doing won't have had a serious impact on your brain chemistry.  However, pre-existing imbalances in brain chemistry is one of the things that cause people to start and keep using in the first place.  It's like they try the drug for whatever reason and suddenly they find that they feel better than they've ever felt in their life -  like they found the missing key to life that the only vaguely suspected was missing in the first place.  The addict-to-be gets his/fer drug and perceives that they are "better" with it than without it.  

"Normal" people seem not to feel that.  They might find the effect fun or enjoyable, but it feels off, or a bit out of control, etc., certainly not "better" than normal life and certainly not the basis for a new and wonderful existence.

I recommend a few books that, to one degree or another, provide good explanations and solutions regarding neurotransmitter deficiencies that are associated with addiction.  These are:

1.  End Your Addiction Now, by Gant;
2.  Staying Sober, by Gorski & Miller
3.  Staying Clean & Sober, by Miller & Miller; and
4.  The Mood Cure, by Julia Ross

Most should be available at the library.

Good luck



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